Sorry for being MIA for a lot of the week. I haven’t been able to post or share a lot of what’s going on at the moment. That’s the sad thing about not having a team. If I feel sick or fall behind, there is no one to take over for me. I’ve been dealing with what you can say is a health related issue, which I can’t talk about just yet since I’m still waiting for some test results, but I hope to be able to share soon! I’m trying to work on that this year and solve that problem for good. Fingers crossed we’ll be hiring soon! We’ll be back to daily posting next week and Hey Girl Hey will be back as well. We’ll be kicking off our Saint Patty’s Day content too, so be ready for a lot of rainbows! Hope you have a great and fun weekend. I’m just going to be resting up and cleaning out our apartment. We’re in full Spring cleaning mode!

Here are my favorite find of the week.

Asos is having a presidents day sale and you can get 15% off with code PREZDAY now!

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http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/526829656/0/briteandbubbly~Our-Thoughts-On-Marvels-Black-Panther/#respondFri, 16 Feb 2018 16:41:23 +0000https://briteandbubbly.com/?p=43720Marvel’s Black Panther is the 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is directed by the amazing Ryan...

Marvel’s Black Panther is the 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is directed by the amazing Ryan Coogler (Fruitvale Station, Creed), who also co-wrote the screenplay.
The Black Panther’s first appearance in the MCU was in 2016’s Captain America Civil War where his father T’Chaka King of Wakanda was killed in a terrorist bombing. This is briefly covered in the film and trailers for the film, but I can’t imagine most people watching Black Panther have not seen at least Civil War. Should you have skipped it, fear not; Black Panther may the 18th film in the MCU Series, but it is the first in its own series of films.

While the events of Civil War are mentioned and do act as back story for Black Panther, I would argue it is not necessary to see any of the prior films of Marvel to enjoy this story. Only three of the main characters have been seen in previous Marvel films. Returning as T’Challa is Chadwick Boseman (Captain America Civil War, 42), Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins from The Hobbit Trilogy of films) resumes his role as Agent Everett Ross from Captain America Civil War, and the incomparable Andy Serkis (War for the Planet of the Apes, Avengers Age of Ultron) returns as weapons dealer Ulysses Klaue.

One week after his father’s death, T’Challa is returning home to Wakanda. While comic book readers have seen the technological wonder that is the golden city of Wakanda, this is the first time it is brought to life on the big screen. And not only do we see the beauty and technology that makes up the nation, we see its history and politics. The beginning of the film tells the story of the five tribes and how they worked together to harness the space metal that crashed in their land: vibranium. After a ceremony in which any tribal representative may challenge in combat for right of the throne, T’Challa takes his place as new King of Wakanda. From this point is where the story begins as the Wakandan Council learns of recent robberies of museums where Wakandan artifacts made of vibranium were stolen.

Things become more interesting when it is revealed that leading the thieves is weapons dealer Ulysses Klaue who came to Wakanda years before to steal a large portion of the nation’s vibranium and left many dead bodies in his wake. Being an enemy number one of the nation the council has deemed it necessary to bring him to justice. T’Challa takes on the task of this mission and takes with him his two greatest warriors Okoye (Danai Gurira from The Walking Dead) and Nakia (Academy Award winner Lupita Nyonga from 12 Years a Slave). While on their mission they uncover an even more insidious plot that puts their entire nation and the whole world at risk.

While being another entry in the Marvel Universe series, Black Panther stands on its own in many ways that only the best Marvel films do; by being about more than just super-heroics. The fact that this is Marvel’s first film headlining a black character is not lost on them. The subjects of oppression, nationalism, and race are themes that are woven perfectly into the fabric of this film. And while those themes are very political, Coogler never makes the film preachy or pretentious.

Instead, his characters come off as driven for different reasons with the heavy themes being used as weapons to rally others to their cause. And while the film is titled Black Panther, the film is very much an ensemble piece, allowing for all of the main characters to have arcs, motivations and moments to shine. This is even one of those rare cases in which the antagonist of the film has their own arc and motivations which really help to flesh out the character the likes of which I haven’t seen since Loki in the first Thor film.

Also, I just have to mention that while the film is Black Panther, my favorite character is Okoye played by Danai Gurira (best known as Michonne the sword wielding zombie slayer from The Walking Dead). General Okoye is the leader of Black Panther’s secret service called the Dora Milaje. The Dora Milaje are an army of women that embark on missions with and for the Black Panther. Sometimes they are his body guards, sometimes more, but they always kick the most butt in any given situation. Yes Lupita Nyonga is awesome too, but there are a couple of scenes that take place in Korea where Okoye does some of the most bad ass stuff I have ever seen, including a scene involving a car hood and spear.

Yes, Black Panther is in theaters during Black History month for a reason, but I can honestly say that should not make a difference in seeing this film. Black Panther is a good film, made by a brilliant director, starring an insanely talented cast and tells an engaging story that only has room to grow both in its own series and in the overall Marcel Cinematic Universe.

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This past weekend I had the awesome opportunity to check out the amazing Lunar Celebration at Universal Studios Hollywood. We’re celebrating the year of the dog and it was so much fun. It’s a celebration you don’t want to miss if you’re in the Los Angeles area. The parks plaza is beautifully decorated for the festivities and there is lots of fun to be had! Here is a little preview of what’s in store for you when you visit.

There are beautiful lantern decorations all over the plaza.

There are also awesome giant statues lining the plaza with lovely trees.

I love the way it was decorated!

How fun are these lanterns?! Love them!

You can also write down a wish and hang it on one of the trees in the plaza.

How sweet is that?! I certainly left my wish on this beautiful tree.

You can also check out Mr. Ping’s Noodle Shop.

Mr. Ping’s Noodle Shop from Kung Fu Panda comes to life, including Mr. Ping himself who invites guests to enjoy his authentic Asian fare and a selection of hot and cold beverages.

The Despicable Me Minions join the festivities in traditional Lunar New Year attire to meet guests and take memorable photos.

I can’t tell you how much I loved the little minions outfit!

It was sooooo cute!

They also have a great selection of limited edition merchandise to purchase to remember the festivities.

And last but not least there is a Mandarin-speaking MEGATRON from Transformers returns to interact with guests, engaging them both in Mandarin and in real-time conversation characteristic of his persona.

That’s just a little of the fun you can find going on at Universal Studios Hollywood.

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http://feeds.feedblitz.com/~/526301914/0/briteandbubbly~Fun-Times-With-The-Cast-Filmmakers-of-Marvels-Black-Panther/#commentsWed, 14 Feb 2018 19:45:24 +0000https://briteandbubbly.com/?p=43649Hey All! I recently had the amazing opportunity to attend the Marvel’s Black Panther press event and I have to...

I recently had the amazing opportunity to attend the Marvel’s Black Panther press event and I have to say it felt incredible and historic in my opinion. It was so amazing to see a movie finally coming to the big screen that I’ve been waiting so long to see. In attendance were the cast and film makers of the film including Chadwick Boseman (“T’Challa / Black Panther”), Lupita Nyong’o (“Nakia”), Michael B. Jordan (“Erik Killmonger”), Danai Gurira (“Okoye”), Angela Bassett (“Ramonda”), Forest Whitaker (“Zuri”), Andy Serkis (“Ulysses Klaue”), Martin Freeman (“Everett K Ross”), Daniel Kaluuya (“W’Kabi”), Winston Duke (“M’Baku”), Letitia Wright (“Shuri”), Director Ryan Coogler, and Producer Kevin Feige!

I couldn’t wait to hear what the cast and filmmakers had to say about the movie.

They also had the costumes from the film on display, which was so awesome to see!

I know, you’re first thought is they look so much bigger in the movie, but the details on these costumes is amazing!

The junket was held like a Q&A with a moderator. Here are some of the fun things the cast and filmmakers spoke about during the junket.

They asked the cast: At the premiere, What was going through your mind, and how were you feeling when you knew the lights were about to go down, and we were about to experience Black Panther?

LUPITA NYONG’O:

I mean, I’d been waiting a long time for this. I was just so, so, so excited, because this was a movie that we all felt a lot of ownership of, and that we thoroughly enjoyed making. When you make a movie like this of this scale, so much happens between the time you perform it and the time you see it, you know. All the computer graphics stuff. Wakanda was built in, you know, in a room with Ryan and the incredible design team. And so to see it alive, to see it almost like three dimensional was what I was looking forward to. And of course, to see it with everyone.

CHADWICK BOSEMAN:

The initial phone call from Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Nate Moore and the Russo Brothers was one where they essentially said, ‘We want to bring your character into the Marvel Comic Universe – as a stand-alone, but this is the best way to introduce him in Civil War. So I was aware of it. And I think when I was shooting Civil War, I was not aware that other people weren’t aware that this was going to happen, because it was such at the forefront of my mind, you know, and when we did the introduction at El Capitan. But at the same time, I love the fact that it’s a surprise to people.

They asked Kevin Feige, why Chadwick for Black Panther?

KEVIN FEIGE:

I think you hear people say this all the time when you’re in a setting like this. But he was the only choice. It may not have been this fast, but in my memory, we were sitting around a table, we were coming up with the story for Civil War and Nate Moore, our executive producer, suggested bringing in Black Panther, because we were looking for sort of a third party who wouldn’t necessarily side with Cap or side with Ironman. And almost instantly, we all said Chadwick. And in my memory, although maybe it was the next day, we got him on a speaker phone right then. And he was in the back of a limo, where were you, in Switzerland?

CHADWICK BOSEMAN:

We were in Zurich, yeah, in Zurich. And I was coming off of the red carpet for Get On Up. And my agent was like, ‘You’ve got to get on the phone.’ And the crazy thing is I didn’t even have international calling on my phone until that morning. I literally heard somebody say, ‘Hey, get international on your phone. Call your mom.’ It’s some important stuff, literally, that happened, and then that night he called.

They asked Ryan Coogler if he was really nervous and excited once he saw the film with an audience and what did he think.

RYAN COOGLER:

Oh, man, I just felt incredibly blessed, you know, to have had the opportunity to make the film this way, to make the film with this studio and working with Kevin and his team – Victoria Alonso, Louis D’Esposito, and Nate Moore, who Chadwick was just talking about. It has been an incredible opportunity. And it’s not something I ever imagined, you know, would happen. And it’s good to work with some of my mentors, and these people who I’ve watched, you know, for my whole life, and some friends that I’ve made through this process. I mean, it was incredible, when I had like 50 of my family members there, all from the Bay area; they were like, talking at the screen. I just felt really fortunate, you know, like more than anything I really feel I’m fortunate for that opportunity.

They asked Forest Whitaker what he thought of Ryan Coogler and I loved what he had to say!

FOREST WHITAKER:

I knew it from the moment that I met him. I mean, when he started to express himself, and I could feel, like, the center of what he wanted to communicate to the world, and how he wanted to touch the world, and it really was a really powerful thing to see. And then I think when he started to talk to me about his ideas – at that time, he was in school, I remember thinking, you know, this person, if he’s given the right space, he’s going to do something that can change our lives in some way. And I thought that Fruitvale was that thing. That was the thing that he suggested, one of the projects he had, and really believed in it. And I was fortunate enough that he felt comfortable with us, like, producing that for him, and working with him on it. It for me, I’m just blown away, just watching his growth, every time, to see him really – how he’s able to just manifest so much importance, and you know, in socially relevant moments, inside of things that we want to sit and watch. And so it’s been quite a powerful experience for me last night to watch that.

They asked Michael B. Jordan how he felt when he saw the film for the first time at the premiere.

MICHAEL B. JORDAN:

Last night was the first time I saw the film. And I think I had a little bit of that. I call Ryan the night before – or the day before – day of. And I was like, ‘Man, I’m anxious; I’m nervous, man. I don’t know what to expect. And he says, ‘Look, man, just look at it and try to be a fan. Just watch it, you know what I’m saying, and try to enjoy it. I was like – in the back of my head I’m like, ‘Yeah, that’s never gonna happen but I’m gonna try.’ And when I sat down with my family and this family, and the audience, and I had that same type of reaction. It was like, man, this is what it feels like. There’s nothing that I could have said to describe that feeling before actually sitting down and watching that film. And seeing yourself on screen – not me personally, but people who looked like you empowered and having those, you know, socially relevant themes, but in a movie that you want to sit down and watch, and you can enjoy, that Marvel does so well. So I think it was a really good balance, and everybody won; everybody did amazing, amazing jobs in performances. And it was an incredible film last night.

They asked the women of the movie how proud of their characters and the film they all were!

ANGELA BASSETT:

Extraordinarily so and so pleased that this story, you know, written by Ryan and Joe Robert Cole, and Marvel, that it supported that. You know, in African culture they feel as if there is no king without a queen. And I think in this story, it highlights the queen, you know, the warrior, the general – the young sister. So I was so proud to have my daughter, and my son there last night, because in their faces, and in their spirit they were feeling themselves. And they stood taller after last night. There were so many amazing female characters, too, which is not in a lot of movies, and sometimes, you know, comics have a kind of weird history sometimes with female characters. These were fully developed women in this movie, which I loved.

DANAI GURIRA:

Yeah, okay, I’ll talk. When Ryan sat me down and talked to me about his vision, and the story, and the characters, and the women, I was just floored, you know, because you don’t actually get to hear that often. You don’t actually get to hear that often. Youdon’t actually get sat down and hear that type of a vision. And then it embodied with us being on the continent, women from the continent, but very developed, very complex. It was amazing. I mean, it was just like, this is going to something else and I just want to watch it. I get to be in it? I just want to watch this. I mean, it was amazing, the idea of, you know, with the Doramalage and the whole concept of them, and then to see them come to life, and then these astounding women who I started training with. I was the first one to get my head shaved, and you know, in theory, it sounded amazing. And then the day came and I was like, ‘Was it today?’ I had like, a ‘fro, and then like, you know, it happened. And then you go into the restroom to wash your hands, and you look up, you go, ‘And what the….’ You know. And it took a few days. And then all the girls started coming in, we’d all been balded, one by one. You know, and it was just like everybody got their caps on. And then the pride started to grow, you know. This pride around it, and this sort of embracing of this sort of symbol of power in these women. And then beauty of how he wrote that moment – I loved that moment where she like, doesn’t want a wig. She doesn’t want to cover up. This is her joy, and her pride, is in walking in with that – with that bald head with that tattoo on it. It was so subversive, you know, and it’s so subversive in the right way, to say – we – that’s not – be – that’s necessarily beauty. You don’t have to have hair to be beautiful. So I thought that was really fun. There’s so many great things I could say about how Ryan developed these women characters, and allowed us to collaborate. I feel really blessed about, and excited.

And last but not least, they asked Chadwick why it was especially important for him to have Black Panther speak in an African accent.

CHADWICK BOSEMAN:

I will try to be as quick as possible. You know I think as actors, this is separate from the movie, but there is, when you’re trained very often from a European perspective. What is considered great or classical is very often British and it’s certain writers and I happen to come from a background that does not believe that, you know. I went to Oxford to study, but I went to Howard and we were taught to respect our writers and our classics just as much and believe that it takes the same skill level and same technique and sometimes techniques that are a little bit different to pull that off. And so I think you have to to tell the stories and be true to yourself as an artist. And in this there’s no reason, you know, for it because there was a time period where people were asking me questions about whether or not an audience could sit through a movie with a lead character who spoke with that accent, you know. And it was not Kevin by the way, so just making sure you know that. People outside Marvel as well and so I became adamant about the fact that that is not true. That the intonations and melodies inside an African accent are just as classical as a British one or a European one and that all of the emotions and aspects of a character can be shown and expressions can be shown through that accent and we have to take this opportunity to show that and he just wouldn’t, if he had never been conquered, if his ancestors had never been conquered and he’s never been conquered and Wakanda is what it is, he doesn’t have to go to Oxford to study. He doesn’t have to go to Cambridge or Yale or any place to study. He actually got his education at home and he would not then assimilate a language that is the colonizer’s language in order to speak to his people. So he had to speak with an African accent.

It was such an honor to be able to meet and chat with these amazing actors! I can’t tell you how much I love them all and I can’t wait to share my thoughts on the film with you. Spoiler alert! I loved it!

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On today’s Hey Girl Hey! I felt like sharing a few things I’m just beyond the point of over! Sometimes you just feel over it and done and this week has been a whole lot of feeling like that. It’s been a rough week for me and I’m thankful to have this outlet to just let it all out! Letting it all out has helped me relieve some stress and a get through some hormone and anger issues I’ve been dealing with this year. Yes, I’m perfectly fine to admit that I’m not Brite & Bubbly ALL THE TIME. No one can be 100% of the time, unless you are on a heck of a lot of meds if you know what I mean! I’m making my Wednesdays those days when I just let it all go! Thanks to this series of posts I can share it with you!

So here are the things I’m over!

Some of these things I’ve experienced in the past 2 days alone!

1. PR Reps asking me how to do their jobs. If you don’t know how to run a campaign, approach influencers or bloggers and don’t know the rules of the FTC you shouldn’t have your job. I can’t tell you how many people want me to get on a call and spend hours of my day telling them how to do their job and essentially training or giving them access to my contacts FOR FREE! If you can’t do this, then maybe I should be the one with your job! Trust me I’d love the steady paycheck for a change!

2. PR Reps thinking it’s ok to email asking for work and literally saying phrases like “Your payment will be two chocolate bunnies”! I don’t work for chocolate do you! I can’t pay my bills or rent with chocolate. I do wish I could!

3. PR Reps who ask you to jump on a call for an hour or make you go out to lunch or breakfast with them to discuss working together and then NEVER get back to you or work with you! And honestly these people should get academy awards because they will act like the meeting went super well and want to be besties with you, trade numbers with you, but you never hear from them again. It’s like being on a date you thought went well and then you never hear from them again. I’m married and I hated dating! I don’t want to date and I do not need to go on bad dates with PR Reps who don’t understand that our time is literally money. The time I wasted going on a pointless meeting or spending on a conference call, I can be working with the clients I do have and getting work done and responding to the people who do want to 100% work with me and work on their campaigns.

4. I’m so OVER seeing the same people get praised as who to follow on these follow round up lists magazine sites and bloggers do. It’s literally the same people every time and it’s like daggers every time because one person is always the psycho blogger I mentioned in my previous post.

5. I’m so over magazines and websites praising a room design or DIY as amazing and genius when it’s honestly not! It makes your magazine look ridiculous because the only reason it’s being written is because the person writing it follows the person on Instagram and loves them and may be friends with them.

6. I’m so over having to hound brands and pr reps for payments. If I provide the work on time, I should be paid on time! Yes this happens on almost every campaign I work on!

7. I’m so over my neighbors letting their dog poop all over the lobby of our building and not picking it up. IT’S DISGUSTING and it’s happened multiple times!

8. And last but not least, I’m so over Los Angeles. I want to move and can’t figure out where to move to. On one hand I don’t want to stop covering entertainment and movies, but at the same time I can’t stand the blogging and instagram cliques that are out here. It’s horrible and every year it seems to get worse and worse since everyone seems to be moving here. I’m VERY anti-clique and just like to be friends with everyone, but it’s not like that here and it’s a very mean girls like environment and I HATE IT! I’d love to move back to my home town NYC, but it’s beyond the point of expensive.

That’s all I’m OVER this week! I was hoping our second HEY GIRL HEY would be a little more positive, but I just felt like screaming this week, so I figured I’d let it out here. I’m so thankful this week is almost over! Here’s hoping for a better week next week.

Happy Monday and what a weekend it was! Seeing the Eagles win was just beyond incredible. I’m not even a football fan and I enjoyed that game! It just made me say whoopie! Since whoopie was on my mind, I decided to whip up some super Easy Rainbow Whoopie Pies! I of course couldn’t just make regular whoopie pies, I had to make rainbow one because everything is better in rainbows. Am I right? I mean who doesn’t love a tasty rainbow treat? I know I do!

Here is how to easily make them!

1 Box White Cake Mix

1 Container Whipped White Frosting

1 Egg

1 Stick Butter, softened

Food Coloring

Rainbow Pareils Sprinkles

First you preheat oven to 350 degrees. You then combine the cake mix, egg, and butter in a medium bowl. Beat the ingredients together until batter is well mixed.

With a spoon, gently stir in the sprinkles, adding as many as you would like. Roll into about 1-inch balls and place on a cookie sheet. Lightly press the dough down about halfway with the bottom of a cup, and bake for 8-10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely.

Divide the frosting and mix in 3 or 4 colors of your choice. Place each color of frosting into a plastic baggie, and snip the corner off to use for piping.

Pipe a round mound of frosting on the bottom of one half and gently press another half on top of it. Repeat this until all the halves are frosted and topped with another half.

That’s all you have to do to make them! This will make about 10 whoopie pies.

It’s going to be another busy busy weekend. We’re cleaning out our apartment and storage unit to get rid of stuff. I’m hoping to have a studio sale soon in case any of you would like to buy it. I’m also heading to a birthday party this weekend, shooting a bunch of Valentine’s Day and Galentine’s Day content including our annual brunch and shooting a fun photo for Netflix. It’s another busy working weekend for us, but I hope your weekend is a lot more fun and a lot less busier. Also I’m so happy everyone liked our first Hey Girl Hey post this week! Thanks for letting me keep it real with you guys and I hope it opened some of your minds about who you may be following on Instagram.

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Hey All!

Are you tired of giving the traditional box of chocolates and are still trying to figure out a sweet treat to give your special someone this Valentine’s Day? Well look no further because love is in the air and in these Pillsbury™ cupcakes we’re making for Valentine’s Day! Check out these DIY Surprise Cupcake Valentines we created to show our friends and family how “sweet” we think they are. We made them with two awesome Pillsbury products, which made creating them so much easier! We used the New Pillsbury Filled Pastry Bag, which makes frosting sweet treats a cinch in ready-to-go packaging. It’s available in three flavors, Vanilla, Chocolate Fudge and Cream Cheese and it’s the first-ever pre-filled Pillsbury pastry bag. It makes frosting a fun activity for bakers of all skill levels, with little clean up and an impressive result. I also used Pillsbury Moist Supreme Devil’s Food Premium Cake Mix. These DIY Surprise Cupcake Valentines are a sweet simple treat to make this Valentine’s Day!

I know what you’re thinking, how can you give someone a cupcake like a gift? We thought of a fun way to transport your cupcakes!

Let your cupcakes cool completed once they are baked. Once they are cool, use your pipping tip to make a whole in your cupcake.

Place some sprinkles inside the cupcake and place the center piece of cupcake that was removed back into the cupcake.

Frost your cupcake with your New Pillsbury Filled Pastry Bag.

You can make a flower like design with the frosting and add some sprinkles.

How simple and cute is that folks? Too cute!

If you make the piped flower design, just sprinkle on some Valentine’s Day themed sprinkles onto the cupcake.

You then download and print your free heart cupcake toppers onto white cardstock and cut them out with your scissors.

Place a heart topper onto your cupcakes.

They have fun sweet sayings like “Baby Cakes” and “Cutie Pie”.

You then place your cupcake into a single serve clear plastic cupcake holder.

Place a to and from label on the top of the holder.

Decorate the sides of the holder with some heart stickers and some ribbon if you’d like.

Fill out the to and from label with your Valentines name and special message and you’re done!

You made yourself a super cute and tasty Valentine for your special someone. Who wouldn’t love being handed a thoughtfully made cupcake instead of a stereotypical box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day? I know I would!

And if you’re wondering what is the surprise aspect of the cupcake is, When the person takes a bite from their cupcake or slices it open, they are surprised when a bunch of sprinkles pours out of the cupcake.

How fun is that folks? I hope you and your Valentine enjoy these DIY Surprise Cupcake Valentines as much as I do!

Thanks to Pillsbury for helping make any baking occasion become a celebration without the hassle of making everything from scratch. Celebrate the little moments in life with Pillsbury baking mixes and frostings!

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